Young man struck, killed by NYPD car on Van Wyck Expressway in Queens

Comment

Share on

Source: photo by Michael Förtsch from Unsplash

A pedestrian was fatally struck by an NYPD patrol vehicle on the Van Wyck Expressway early Sunday morning, - ABC News7 reports.

According to police, the incident occurred on the southbound side of the highway near Liberty Avenue around 4:30 a.m.

The 23-year-old man was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The driver stayed at the scene.

It is unclear how the pedestrian ended up on the Van Wyck Expressway.

0 comments

MORE ACCIDENTS

Group posing as NYPD officers robbed deli in Brooklyn

A group posing as NYPD officers robbed a grocery store in Brooklyn on Sunday morning, ABC News 7 reports. Four people entered the deli on Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bedford-Stuyvesant, wearing dark clothing with NYPD logos. The group tied up a 48-year-old customer, a 68-year-old employee and a 40-year-old employee and...

04/28/2025

5 reads

Man stabbed and killed on subway in Lower Manhattan

A tragedy occurred on the New York subway on Friday morning: 38-year-old John Sheldon from Brooklyn was fatally stabbed, ABC News 7 informs. The incident occurred on southbound train 5 after a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical confrontation. According to the witnesses, it all started when two got into a...

04/27/2025

25 reads

2 people hurt after gunfire in separate Bronx shootings, suspects are not determined

Two people are recovering after being shot in two separate shootings in the Bronx overnight. The first shooting occurred around 9:10 p.m. on Friday at 146th East Street in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. According to the NYPD, a 32-year-old man was injured during the incident and was taken to Lincoln Hospita...

04/27/2025

41 reads